Overview of our sample vessels
- Blood cultures
- Swab systems with universal medium for aerobic / anaerobic cultivation
(incl. molecular biological Chlamydia trachomatis diagnostics (Chlamydia trachomatis PCR) - Transportation systems for urine samples
- Transportation systems for stool samples
- Sterile tubes for liquid patient samples
- Sterile vessels for larger pieces of tissue
- Important materials suspected of being anaerobic (outside office hours)
Blood culture-bottles
"Blood culture diagnostics for adults"/punctates with 5-10ml volume
- Blood culture diagnostics for adults
- Points with large volumes
- Inoculum 5-10ml
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- Points with large volumes
- Inoculum 5-10ml
- aerobic bottle: Unimedizin MZ SAP-Nr.: 53511421
- anaerobic bottle: Unimedizin MZ SAP-No.: 53511422
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- For detection of bacteremia caused by mycobacteria, please send in 10ml of heparin blood
Note on diagnostics for mycobacteria (PDF 876,0 KB)
- Not suitable for malaria diagnosis: send EDTA blood ("Thick drop", smear, quick test)
- Note on blood culture diagnostics in general (PDF 659,6 KB)
"Blood culture diagnostics for children" / Small volume samples: blood, liquor, punctates
- Blood culture diagnostics for children (up to body weight 20kg)
- for smaller volumes: blood, liquor, punctates
- maximum inoculum: 3ml
- Peds bottle: University Medical Center MZ SAP-No.: 53511323
>>> Attention <<<
- For detection of bacteremia caused by mycobacteria, please send in 10ml of heparin blood
Note on diagnostics for mycobacteria (PDF 876,0 KB)
- Not suitable for malaria diagnosis: send EDTA blood ("Thick drop", smear, quick test)
- Note on blood culture diagnostics in general (PDF 659,6 KB)
Universal eSwab smear system (flock fiber swab)
- (incl. molecular biological Chlamydia trachomatis diagnostics [PCR])
- eswab (regular) magenta-colored: University Medical Center MZ SAP-No: 53509703
- eswab (mini) orange-colored: University Medical Center MZ SAP-No: 53509501
Virocult smear set for all virological smears - also influenza
For virological swabs only
e.g. PCR for influenza / parainfluenza / RSV etc.
- Virocult: University Medical Center MZ SAP-No: 53511660
>>> Due to current supply shortages, the E-Swab universal swab tubes can be used as an alternative (cap color: magenta or orange, see above)
Urine monovettes
- Urine monovettes: University Medical Center MZ SAP-No: 53501292
Test tubes for stool samples
(1) yellow: intestinal pathogenic bacteria
(2) white: molecular biological detection (PCR): amoebae, lamblia, cryptosporidia, clostridium difficile-toxin [incl. C. difficile antigen (GDH)]
Baermann test (Strongyloides)
Baermann test (Strongyloides)
(3) green: Testing for parasites and worm eggs (except Strongyloides, see above)
Please close screw cap firmly.
(Information on Strongyloides diagnostics (PDF 521,1 KB))
- yellow: University Medical Center MZ SAP-No: 53508857
- white: University Medical Center MZ SAP-No: 53507922
- green: University Medical Center MZ SAP-No.: 53507920
Sterile tubes for liquid samples
- single tube sterile packed
- suitable for:
- liquores
- punctates
- flushing liquids
- catheter tips
- Please close screw cap firmly.
- sterile tube, black screw cap: University Medical Center MZ SAP-No: 53505923
Tubes for samples from the respiratory tract

- white screw cap / graduated (30ml)
- for sputum, tracheal-, bronchial secretion, BAL, ejaculate
- for sputum, tracheal-, bronchial secretion, BAL, ejaculate
- for gastric secretion on mycobacteria: Use tubes with buffer addition!
Please close screw cap tightly.
- tubes graduated, white screw cap: University Medical Center MZ SAP-No: 53507744
- tubes with blue screw cap: University Medical Center MZ SAP-No: 53516446
(alternative product in case of delivery problems)
Test tubes for mycobacterium tuberculosis (TBC) from gastric fluid
- for diagnostics: "gastric fluid on TBC" (blue sticker)
- Gastric fasting secretion: 2-5ml
- Gastric lavage fluid: 20-30ml
- Do not dump the buffer substance contained
(crystals dissolve again on contact with the sample)
Please close screw cap tightly.
- observe shelf life indication on tubes (1 year)
(reorder in time)
(Information on TBC diagnostic (PDF 876,0 KB))
- Gastric fasting secretion: 2-5ml
- Gastric lavage fluid: 20-30ml
- Do not dump the buffer substance contained
(crystals dissolve again on contact with the sample)
Please close screw cap tightly.
- observe shelf life indication on tubes (1 year)
(reorder in time)
(Information on TBC diagnostic (PDF 876,0 KB))
- tubes white screw cup with buffer - for gastric fluid on mycobacteries
- order directly via the Institute of Med. Microbiology (Phone: +496131 / 17 - 9158)
Sterile screw vessels for tissue/biopsies
large
suitable for:
- larger pieces of fabric
- protheses
- implants
- insert patient sample contamination-free
- pour some sterile saline solution over it
- pour some sterile saline solution over it
Please close screw cap tightly.
At the Institute of Medical Microbiology, these transport media are sterilely packed in different types of packaging sizes. (order via: Phone: +496131 / 17 - 9158)
small
suitable for smaller fabric pieces like- heart valves
- necroses
- biopsies
- single sterile packed
- moisten the sample with a little sterile saline solution
- moisten the sample with a little sterile saline solution
Please close screw cap tightly.
- Sterile screw vessel small, yellow cap: University Medical Center MZ SAP-No: 53507745
For sensitive / difficult to collect patient samples with special culture requirements:
Portagerm Pylori
for "special" biopsies:
- for all biopsies for Helicobacter pylori -culture- for all biopsies outside regular working hours (delayed transport or preparation possibilites)
- sensitive samples with suspected anaerobicity
- organize quick transport to our laboratory
- Portagerm Pylori: University Medical Center MZ SAP-No: 51762117
Port-a-Cul Tube
for punctates:
- with foreseeable longer transport time
- or delayed preparation possibility
- in any case, organize rapid transport to the laboratory
- or delayed preparation possibility
- in any case, organize rapid transport to the laboratory
- Port-a-Cul Tube: University Medical Center MZ SAP-No: XXX
QuantiFERON®-TB Gold PLUS - FROM AUGUST 2017: Luer/Sarstedt adapter with new SAP number
Information on QuantiFERON®-TB Gold PLUS (PDF 876,0 KB)
August 2017: change to new sampling set with Luer/Sarstedt adapter
- Pharmacy information letter (PDF 288,7 KB)- NEW SAP order number -
August 2017: change to new sampling set with Luer/Sarstedt adapter
- Pharmacy information letter (PDF 288,7 KB)- NEW SAP order number -
- QuantifFERON-TB Gold PLUS Single Patient Pack: University Medical Center MZ SAP-No: 53511965